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The rest of us are, but if we can't get that, that is the speaker decision, i applaud to it put paid family leave back in and we're supportive of it. i don't think that is the issue for the handful of people that are left. i think they are getting comfortable with what is in it and getting that information and hopefully we'll be able to pass it through very quickly. >> what i found was interesting is that congresswoman kathleen rice, a woman you know, rejects your takeaway from the virginia election results. she said i don't understand some of my more progressive colleagues saying that what we...

They could vote as early as tonight, possibly tomorrow, but remember the house is out next week and nay want to finish these two bills, send one to the president's desk and the other as quickly as possible. manchin has dug in in his way and seems still open. he says if you want more progressive stuff in these bills you have to elect more progressives. here is what he said on "morning joe." >> you know what i would say? if all of this stuff that you want to get in the bill that we might not in, use that for your campaign strategy when everyone runs for 2022 and you will have people that are mor...

Though, is the elected democrats in congress farther to the left than the rank-and-file democratic voter? >> no. >> you don't think so? >> no. quite frankly, what the white house thinks they have, they think they're going to get something passed. you'll have historic investment in clean air, largest in clean energy ever. you'll have more people insured in health care, premiums come down, more affordable housing built from this package. there's a lot of progressive stuff in this package. i hope democrats aren't their own worst enemies in this process. that's what it seems like. by the way, all ...

So great to see both of you friends tonight, thank you for being with us christina, let's talk about this. getting 19 republicans to vote with democrats on the fact today is wednesday is actually a feat with this next bill, this larger reconciliation bill, he's got progressives, biden has progressives on one sign saying you've got to do that first before we do the infrastructure bill, and he's got moderates on the other side saying no, you've got to do the infrastructure bill for you do the bigger progressive stuff. what does he do? >> well, he relies on nancy pelosi today what she did with th...

Do that before you do the bigger progressive stuff. what does he do? >> well, he relies on nancy pelosi to do what she did with the aca and make sure all the democrats come together. i mean, i don't think it's a surprise that republican senators got on board, because keep in mind the amendments through the senate don't have to be germane to the bill. so i'm curious to see some of the amendments the republicans were able to push through for their various pet projects on their particular interests on the bill. for the democrats, the blessing and the curse of democrats is that they are the big te...